SGPC objects to frequent parole to Sirsa dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh

Amritsar, January 19 The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has strongly objected to the repeated paroles being granted to controversial Sirsa dera head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, who is serving a sentence on charges of murder and rape. SGPC president...

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Updated At : 11:56 AM Jan 20, 2024 IST

Amritsar, January 19

The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has strongly objected to the repeated paroles being granted to controversial Sirsa dera head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, who is serving a sentence on charges of murder and rape.

SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami alleged that the government was treating the dera chief with “special sympathy”. The dera chief, who is serving a 20-year jail term at Rohtak’s Sunaria jail after he was convicted in 2017 of raping two disciples, was granted a 50-day parole. “This is the seventh time in two years when he was given parole,” he said.

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